Author Topic: Show Us Your Hometown! (Read 7947 times)

northernguy · « **on:** February 17, 2008, 01:14:05 pm »

Thought it would be neat if everyone sent us a pic of where they're from. I'll start. Taken from Stanley Park looking over to the North Shore mountains (looks like good skiing up there today).

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Miss Philicia · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2008, 01:31:25 pm »

Leesburg, Virginia -- about an hour drive west of Washington, DC near the Blue Ridge Mountains

http://www.leesburgva.com/visitors/

pozguy75 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:23:15 pm »

This is where I am from...yes, it is in the middle of the Mojave Desert in California...

Teresa · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:25:59 pm »

Wichita, Kansas

This is called the Keeper of the Plains. It is at the fork of the Big and Little Arkansas River. Here is a ariel shot I found on the web. Oh, us here in Kansas pronuce the Arkansas River as the Are Kansas..LOL

Hugs
Teresa

anniebc · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:07:01 pm »

12 km's outside my little community..this is the district I live in..Gore NZ..best brown trout fishing in the world..the Mataura river runs through Gore and through Mataura...the little place I call home.

Hugs
Jan

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shadowfluid · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:17:10 pm »

Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA (Los Angeles)

MOONLIGHT1114 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:34:28 pm »

Frederick, Maryland is a busy suburb, located 30 miles NW of Washington, DC. Its very similar to Philly's hometown of Leesburg. The two towns are about 20 minutes apart. Frederick is a valley nestled up against the mountains, so you get the best of both worlds.

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BreakerOneNine · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2008, 03:44:22 pm »

High Point, NC

Furniture capital of the world.

http://www.highpointchamber.org/

Dachshund · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2008, 04:02:40 pm »

Queen Tokelove · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2008, 04:42:34 pm »

I don't have any pics of my town. I am sure there is some on the net. I don't think we're known for anything other than the Brian Wells collar bomb and maybe our beach Presque Isle.

Miss Philicia · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2008, 04:59:23 pm »

Quote from: MOONLIGHT1114 on February 17, 2008, 03:34:28 pm

Frederick, Maryland is a busy suburb, located 30 miles NW of Washington, DC. Its very similar to Philly's hometown of Leesburg. The two towns are about 20 minutes apart. Frederick is a valley nestled up against the mountains, so you get the best of both worlds.

Don't try it honey. We all know Leesburg is 10x more quaint

bosco · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2008, 06:07:45 pm »

No pictures of my hometown either...but...they have this race (autos not horses) in May that you might have heard about...the oh so fab, Indy 500

Iggy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2008, 07:51:44 pm »

You are all wimps with sweet hometowns. Observe my hometown, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, which happens to be the site of the largest oil spill in the CONTINENETAL U.S, and the site of some of the largest oil tank explosions in U.S., my back yard was a truck lot and my front window faced a factory. My neighbor's threaten to cut me twice a day, and to my credit they only managed once....sigh, I miss NY

In order

My hometown

My corner:

My neighborhood on fire as viewed from Manhattan after some of the Brooklyn. Union Gas tanks caught fire

Did I mention where I played Little League? (look left hand corner)

Miss Philicia · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:03:17 pm »

Greenpoint is a bit of a shit hole. Hope you didn't swim in Newtown Creek as a kid.

Iggy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:11:11 pm »

Quote from: philly267 on February 17, 2008, 08:03:17 pm

Greenpoint is a bit of a shit hole. Hope you didn't swim in Newtown Creek as a kid.

The Newtown Creek aka Lavender Lake (as we called it) is now the site of $1million dollar "waterfront" condos!

allopathicholistic · « **Reply #15 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:13:53 pm »

Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY (10 minutes south of Greenpoint by foot)

http://flickr.com/photos/38117599@N00/sets/72157602429327988/

Here are some pic of the annual "BARC Shelter" parade.

The younger new arrivals will sometimes call Williamsburg "Billyburg."

Iggy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:19:02 pm »

modified because the context of this thread probably isn't the best place for me to reveal what I did from my past.

allopathicholistic · « **Reply #17 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:20:42 pm »

A parade in Williamsburg in let's say 1987 would have looked more like this:

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Miss Philicia · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:21:41 pm »

Oh, I was confused with this thread. I thought "Hometown" was like where you were born/grew up not where we are living now. The author did not clearly define things.

/FAIL

allopathicholistic · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:24:07 pm »

oh my goodness Iggy

komnaes · « **Reply #20 on:** February 17, 2008, 11:10:09 pm »

My hometown/birthday is small fishing village of an island south of the main Hong Kong island called Cheung Chau. Of course I am biased but it has to be the most beautiful small isle in South China, which is nicknamed "the Greek Island".

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swede_dish · « **Reply #21 on:** February 17, 2008, 11:29:29 pm »

Durban, South Africa!

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GSOgymrat · « **Reply #22 on:** February 18, 2008, 12:16:04 am »

I grew up outside Asheville, North Carolina. It's a small eclectic place.

poz1970 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 18, 2008, 03:09:12 pm »

View of our more touristy beach (30 minute walk, or shorter bus ride for me)

Our new convention centre in the heart of the city

View of the city through the suburbs

Population of a million and a bit, settled in 1836, and more information on our wiki page! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide

Winiroo · « **Reply #24 on:** February 18, 2008, 06:25:27 pm »

Richardson, Texas

Picture is of a park next to my neighborhood.
I live a several blocks to the right of that building in the back of the photo.

Wendy

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fearless · « **Reply #25 on:** February 18, 2008, 09:30:59 pm »

Sydney.
In a house like this in a lower middle class suburb called Ashbury, about 10km west of the cbd,

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MOONLIGHT1114 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:16:27 pm »

Quote from: philly267 on February 17, 2008, 04:59:23 pm

Don't try it honey. We all know Leesburg is 10x more quaint

LOL, I'm not sure what city we're supposed to put here anyway. I LIVE in Frederick now, but wasn't raised here. As for where I was BORN......

GEORGETOWN.

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Miss Philicia · « **Reply #27 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:21:42 pm »

Quote from: MOONLIGHT1114 on February 18, 2008, 10:16:27 pm

As for where I was BORN......

GEORGETOWN.

Oh... good one. Commander Salamander and Social Safeway!

MOONLIGHT1114 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:26:50 pm »

Quote from: philly267 on February 18, 2008, 10:21:42 pm

Oh... good one. Commander Salamander and Social Safeway!

Gotta love that Social Safeway, and do they really call that area the "Fruit Loop?"

Miss Philicia · « **Reply #29 on:** February 18, 2008, 10:49:20 pm »

I don't recall that one, but it's been ages since I was near the Social Safeway. I would think that the Fruit Loops would be over on the other side of Rock Creek Park where I think some rent boys used to hang, but I might be recalling things incorrectly. Honey, it's been AGES since I did the gay thing in DC. I'm digging back into my childhood and it's all fuzzy.

Winiroo · « **Reply #30 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:33:20 pm »

Quote from: MOONLIGHT1114 on February 18, 2008, 10:16:27 pm

LOL, I'm not sure what city we're supposed to put here anyway. I LIVE in Frederick now, but wasn't raised here. As for where I was BORN......

GEORGETOWN.

Well if you want to get technical I was born in Fort Bragg, NC. I dont remember it but I've seen pictures. LOL

Wendy

Jerry71 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:36:18 pm »

My hometown Richlands, Va.

pozattitude · « **Reply #32 on:** February 19, 2008, 02:44:50 pm »

born in Florida (West Palm Beach)

currently live in San Jose (California)

but soon moving back to my chosen home of San Francisco

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